Document Type : Research Article
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PhD. Student, Department of French Language, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of French Language, faculty Of Foreign Languages, IAUCTB, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of French Language, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor of British Literature, English Department, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This article, based on Michel Foucault’s epistemological framework, investigates the challenges of translating the fragmentary and aphoristic writing style in Pascal’s Pensées. It argues that translating classical philosophical texts is not merely a linguistic operation but a conceptual act that requires reconstructing the epistemic foundations embedded in the source discourse. Employing a qualitative and interpretive method, three fragments (nos. 218, 173, and 151) are analyzed in terms of lexical equivalence, interpretability, and conceptual transfer. The findings reveal that epistemological tensions-such as the conflict between science and theology, the critique of superstition, and the pedagogy of praise-pose structural obstacles to translation. To address these challenges, the study proposes strategies including conceptual annotation, re-creation of ironic tone, and historical contextualization. Ultimately, the translator is redefined as an epistemological actor who must navigate epistemic ruptures and discursive complexities to produce a responsible and critically informed translation.
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